DepartmentLatin America
Retablo with Textile Production Scenes
NameRetablo; Portable Box
Maker
Nicario Jimenez & Family
(Peruvian, born 1957)
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1985
Place madeLima, Peru, South America
MediumWood, potato flour, plaster, paint
Dimensions28 1/4 × 34 × 7 in. (71.755 × 86.3602 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2580
Object numberA.1995.93.2580
DescriptionPortable box/ retablo has pair of moveable doors as cover, bow-tie shaped pediment. Box depicts various stages of textile production, from sheep sheering to weaving on three different levels in figural scenes. Multi-colored florals cover inner door, done in pink, gold and purple.
Jesús Urbano Cardenas
c. 1985
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th - ea 20th century
Artist Not Recorded